24 Mar 2007. Nova's Dave Hughes will be a regular member of channel 10's ROVE when the program returns on April 1.Â
23 Mar 2007. 3AW proved why it plays such a pivotal role in the Melbourne media this morning. With in minutes of the tragedy happening in the Burnley tunnel programming swung into full coverage of the event. From just after 10.00am AW dedicated their morning program with informative updates of the shocking breaking news.
23 Mar 2007. Changes to Adelaide's Triple M breakfast with program director Dean Kesby the new anchor for the show replacing Andrew 'Cosi' Costello.Â
22 Mar 2007. Kate Langbroek returns to the NOVA 100 breakfast program this coming Monday. Word is Peter Helliar who has been keeping her seat warm will become a regular part of the team.
21 Mar 2007. It has been reported 3MP's John Burgess was told by a Physic he would return to Melbourne radio. Burgo must of doubted them after shopping himself around the Perth market prior to heading to 'MP.
20 Mar 2006. Expect Austereo's Hamish and Andy to take part in this years Logie awards, possibly in the form of presenting interviews from the Greenroom.
18 Mar 2006. Foot in mouth to 3AW's weekend overnight presenter Alan Pearsal who went to great lengths to explain the Australian public would not cop a 'rich' Prime Minister i e Malcolm Turnball. His conclusion was Kevin Rudd was the only man for the job. Memo to Alan, the Rudd's are far from short of a quid.
17 Mar 2007. From nzherald.co.nz: "Newstalk ZB has announced Paul Holmes will quit the breakfast show he has presented for 20 years at the end of 2008. He will then hand over the breakfast reins to his deputy, Mike Hosking, but will stay with the station focusing on a new show scheduled to air on Saturday mornings from 9.00am to noon until 2011."Â Â
17 Mar 2007. Poor old Peter Tarnawski. First 3MP took months and months to put his pic up on their former website, alas it eventually arrived. Pete naturally was right up there with the rest of the crew when MP updated their site last year. We have the opposite now with Pete having departed the station some months ago although his pic and name are still gracing the evening time-slot. here
17 Mar 2007. 2DAY FM's Kyle 'pinch me am I dreaming' Sandilands is set to be disqualified from driving over his little incident last week. As reported here Sandilands copped a $590.00 fine for doing 100Km in a 60km zone. Once he pays the fine and it is processed he will disqualified from driving a car for 3 months.
16 Mar 2007. Derryn Hinch fresh from a day away from the mic returned to air today with an editorial reminiscent of days gone by. He launched a verbal attack on Wendy Pierce wife of slain underworld figure Victor Pierce. Read it
15 Mar 2007. Could another head be about to roll over last weeks outing of Anthony Callea on Sydney's 96.1? Alisson Longhurst, the producer who sent the audio to Sydney Confidential has already been sacked.
14 Mar 2007. With Greg Evans set to become a Marriage Celebrant it lends itself to think that if he still hosted Perfect Match and still owned the reception/restaurant venue (which the name of it escapes me) he could have provided a package deal!
13 Mar 2007.  1116 SEN put a news report to air late Monday (March 12) that Fitzroy football legend Kevin Murray had died. They forgot to do one thing - check the report and verify the facts. The very-much-alive Kevin Murray is checking with his lawyers - could be a costly mistake.
13 Mar 2007. Was that really a recent Robbie Williams track being played on GOLD 1043 this morning?
11 Mar 2007. Former Victorian Liberal leader Robert Doyle will fill in for 3AW's Neil Mitchell tomorrow morning.
11 Mar 2007.  Steve King 3SR News Journo and host of "Playing to win" sport show is heading to Krock in Geelong
10 Mar 2007.3MP's Peter Ocallaghan  is heading up the tour of a lifetime for die-hard Elvis fans. With the 30th anniversary of Elvis's death falling in August this year you have a chance to join in what will be a fantastic event. Full details can be found here at www.elvistours.com.au
10 Mar 2007.Impressionable young ears listening to the breakfast show 2DAY FM on Friday morning heard Kyle 'pinch me am I dreaming' Sandilands launch a verbal spray at the NSW Highway Patrol. Sandilands was pulled over and fined $590.00 with a loss of four points for doing 100km in a 60km zone. NSW police are rumoured to be seeking a public apology on Mondays program.
 07 Mar 2007.  Regular guest and co host of Triple M's Get This Greg Fleet is in rehab. Fleet is determined to kick his dependence once and for all.Â
04 Mar 2007.Possibly in hast to get their story on Derryn Hinch health woes out The Australian tonight has wrongly reported he is suffering from a brain tumour. Here is the link
02 Mar 2007.Paul Makin has slipped into Saturday nights 6.00pm - midnight on 2UE presenting a nostalgia style program.
02 Mar 2007.After just over 6 years Lisa Herbert is leaving DMG where she is currently News Director at NOVA 106.9. Lisa has landed a role with Channel 7's Sunrise program and will take on a role as entertainment producer.
01 Mar 2007Â With clean up Australia day upon us this Sunday 4th March there will be an abundance of radio people out doing their bit. Hobart's HO FM breakfast team Tori and Phil will be at Pembroke Park in Sorell, a site voted for by listeners. They are all set to 'clean up this great country.
Laws unto himself
In 2007 John Laws is considered by some people to have overstayed by a couple of years.
In 2003 Laws should have hung up the golden microphone. He had nothing left to prove and could have walked away with the 'radio legend folklore' intact.
Industry insiders say Laws is well aware that his ratings reign is over and is hanging on to a trump card that his program generates more income for 2UE than any other on the station. (via it's advertising and networking)
Radiorumours also asks how deep is the rift (what rift?) between 2UE management and John Laws?
The Laws should have walked views are shared by 2GB's Ray Hadley and the following story from The Bulletin gives an interesting insight.
In 2003 Laws should have hung up the golden microphone. He had nothing left to prove and could have walked away with the 'radio legend folklore' intact.
Industry insiders say Laws is well aware that his ratings reign is over and is hanging on to a trump card that his program generates more income for 2UE than any other on the station. (via it's advertising and networking)
Radiorumours also asks how deep is the rift (what rift?) between 2UE management and John Laws?
The Laws should have walked views are shared by 2GB's Ray Hadley and the following story from The Bulletin gives an interesting insight.
Bell won’t ring loud
IT'S only 10am but Southern Cross Broadcasting boss Tony Bell has been awake for hours.
At 5.30am he was on his bike, riding the 15km round trip from his home north-west of Melbourne to pick up the morning paper.
"It's a good way to keep fit," says 54-year-old Bell.
It's also another example of the stamina he has shown over the past 15 years.
That's how long he's been managing director of Southern Cross, which owns and runs television and radio stations.
Bell is clearly proud of his achievements at the Melbourne-based media group and reads from a page of prepared notes about the state of the company when he took over in 1992.
At 5.30am he was on his bike, riding the 15km round trip from his home north-west of Melbourne to pick up the morning paper.
"It's a good way to keep fit," says 54-year-old Bell.
It's also another example of the stamina he has shown over the past 15 years.
That's how long he's been managing director of Southern Cross, which owns and runs television and radio stations.
Bell is clearly proud of his achievements at the Melbourne-based media group and reads from a page of prepared notes about the state of the company when he took over in 1992.
Australia to use DAB+
Commercial radio broadcasters today announced they will adopt the new DAB+ standard for the implementation of digital radio in Australia. DAB+ is the new standard for the Eureka 147 platform using advanced audio codec (AAC+). It was officially approved by international standards body ETSI in February.
The chief executive officer of industry body Commercial Radio Australia, Joan Warner, said DAB+ would provide a better digital radio experience for listeners.
“We have been very active in supporting the international development of DAB+ because it means Australia will be able to adopt the latest, most spectrum efficient technology in the world for the roll out of our digital radio services,†Ms Warner said.
DAB+ is two to three times more efficient than the original Eureka 147 standard which uses the MPEG Audio Layer II coding. This means radio stations will have more choice in how they use their allocated bandwidth.
“DAB+ offers much more efficient compression, which means more stations can be broadcast on a multiplex, resulting in lower per station transmission costs,†Ms Warner said.
“It also means each broadcaster will now have the ability to deliver either superior audio quality, split their signal to offer two or three audio channels, or broadcast a combination of better than FM quality sound plus lots of associated data such as text or images. Whichever way stations choose to implement digital radio, the result will be a better service for listeners and advertisers.â€
Ms Warner said commercial radio was continuing to work with the ABC and SBS Radio to test the DAB+ standard in Australia and to ensure there will be no transmission or other technical issues. The industry is also working with overseas broadcasters and receiver and chip manufacturers on the development of new DAB+ receivers.
DAB+ services and receivers are expected to be rolled out in a number of countries where digital radio is currently in trial phase, which potentially includes the Netherlands, Malta, New Zealand, India and China.
“We want to encourage the availability of a wide range of affordable digital radio receivers with new features such as picture capability,†Ms Warner said. “Some leading manufacturers have told us that they expect to start shipping DAB+ radios later this year.â€The Federal Government is currently drafting digital radio legislation and has set a launch date of 1 January 2009 for the launch of digital radio services in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart. The commercial radio industry is planning for a phased rollout across the rest of Australia to follow
The chief executive officer of industry body Commercial Radio Australia, Joan Warner, said DAB+ would provide a better digital radio experience for listeners.
“We have been very active in supporting the international development of DAB+ because it means Australia will be able to adopt the latest, most spectrum efficient technology in the world for the roll out of our digital radio services,†Ms Warner said.
DAB+ is two to three times more efficient than the original Eureka 147 standard which uses the MPEG Audio Layer II coding. This means radio stations will have more choice in how they use their allocated bandwidth.
“DAB+ offers much more efficient compression, which means more stations can be broadcast on a multiplex, resulting in lower per station transmission costs,†Ms Warner said.
“It also means each broadcaster will now have the ability to deliver either superior audio quality, split their signal to offer two or three audio channels, or broadcast a combination of better than FM quality sound plus lots of associated data such as text or images. Whichever way stations choose to implement digital radio, the result will be a better service for listeners and advertisers.â€
Ms Warner said commercial radio was continuing to work with the ABC and SBS Radio to test the DAB+ standard in Australia and to ensure there will be no transmission or other technical issues. The industry is also working with overseas broadcasters and receiver and chip manufacturers on the development of new DAB+ receivers.
DAB+ services and receivers are expected to be rolled out in a number of countries where digital radio is currently in trial phase, which potentially includes the Netherlands, Malta, New Zealand, India and China.
“We want to encourage the availability of a wide range of affordable digital radio receivers with new features such as picture capability,†Ms Warner said. “Some leading manufacturers have told us that they expect to start shipping DAB+ radios later this year.â€The Federal Government is currently drafting digital radio legislation and has set a launch date of 1 January 2009 for the launch of digital radio services in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart. The commercial radio industry is planning for a phased rollout across the rest of Australia to follow
Radio ad revenue rises in February
Metropolitan commercial radio stations experienced a stronger advertising market in February, with ad revenue up by seven percent compared with the same month in 2006. PriceWaterhouseCoopers Radio Revenue Performance figures released today show radio stations in the five capital city markets earned $44.2 million in advertising revenue in February 2007, compared with $41.3 million a year ago.
“Radio stations in all five markets experienced growth in the month of February, with Adelaide and Perth leading the growth,†said Commercial Radio Australia chief executive Joan Warner.
“Radio stations in all five markets experienced growth in the month of February, with Adelaide and Perth leading the growth,†said Commercial Radio Australia chief executive Joan Warner.
ACCC steps up probe into Nielsen Media Research
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has stepped up a protracted investigation into the trading practices of Nielsen Media Research, issuing a section 155 notice requesting more information on how the company structures and sells it media monitoring and analysis services. Read the entire story from The Sydney Morning Herald Here.
Maumill says Burke gets things done
Perth radio identity Bob Maumill has come out in support of his longtime friend disgraced former WA Premier Brain Burke. Bob Maumill, who has been a friend of Mr Burke for decades, today said people and businesses came to him because he knew how to get results."They knock on Burke's door, or Grill's door, out of frustration," Mr Maumill told ABC Radio.
Mr Maumill said he accepted Mr Burke had gone too far and cut too many corners in some cases.
But he said his brand of patronage was widespread throughout Australian politics.
"Yeah, but tell me a political party that doesn't do it," he said.
"The major political parties in Australia, careers are born of patronage."
Asked if he thought the scandal would end Mr Burke's lobbying career, Mr Maumill said: "I wouldn't think so".
With input from WA BUSINESS NEWS
Radio still strongest at breakfast.
On average, up to 20 per cent of people (or around 2.24 million people per quarter hour) in metropolitan Australia are listening to commercial radio during breakfast – according to figures released today by Commercial Radio Australia.Â
The same figures show that in comparison, only four per cent or around 623,000 people are watching breakfast commercial television in metropolitan areas.
The analysis of Nielsen Media radio surveys 1-8 2006 and OzTAM TV surveys for the same timeframe, shows that commercial radio on average reaches over four times more people than commercial TV in metropolitan areas nationally for the three hours from 6am to 9am.
The same figures show that in comparison, only four per cent or around 623,000 people are watching breakfast commercial television in metropolitan areas.
The analysis of Nielsen Media radio surveys 1-8 2006 and OzTAM TV surveys for the same timeframe, shows that commercial radio on average reaches over four times more people than commercial TV in metropolitan areas nationally for the three hours from 6am to 9am.
ACCC & ACMA to share media merger information?
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) intend to facilitate the flow of information between the two agencies during media merger investigations in a way that protects confidential information while helping to ensure that each agency’s investigations are fully effective, the Chairman of the ACCC, Mr Graeme Samuel, and the Chairman of ACMA, Mr Chris Chapman, said today.
In particular, the ACCC and ACMA will ask parties involved in a media merger who provide confidential information to either agency to agree to that information being provided to the other agency. This will allow the ACCC and ACMA to share this information with each other in a transparent and more efficient way, Mr Samuel and Mr Chapman said.
In particular, the ACCC and ACMA will ask parties involved in a media merger who provide confidential information to either agency to agree to that information being provided to the other agency. This will allow the ACCC and ACMA to share this information with each other in a transparent and more efficient way, Mr Samuel and Mr Chapman said.
Hinch cirrhosis of the liver, possible cancer
3AW's Derryn Hinch is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver and he has a growth on his liver that may be cancerous. Hinch has revealed that he felt shame in the fact that he has what is commonly known as the drunks disease has not up until now revealed exactly what his illness was.
Hinch has admitted to drinking up to four bottles of wine on a daily basis over many years and although he has not had a drink for over six months now he would only ever have a drink again if he received news that his condition was terminal. Further to that if he did receive news to that end he has decided he will take his own life.
Hinch has admitted to drinking up to four bottles of wine on a daily basis over many years and although he has not had a drink for over six months now he would only ever have a drink again if he received news that his condition was terminal. Further to that if he did receive news to that end he has decided he will take his own life.
Hinch to reveal secret on 60 minutes
3AW's drive presenter Derryn Hinch is set to reveal to cause of his illness that kept him off air for extended periods in 2006.Â
This coming Sunday Channel Nine will feature Derryn who will be interviewed by reporter Tara Brown. According to reports coming out of the 60 Minutes camp they say 'Derryn Hinch is finally ready to reveal the truth about the disease that could very well kill him.'
ACMA 2GB finding
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Harbour Radio Pty Ltd, the licensee of commercial radio service 2GB Sydney, breached the Commercial Radio Codes of Practice 2004, by presenting material in a misleading manner by giving improper emphasis to the material and by editing that material out of context.
ACMA received two complaints from the Baulkham Hills Shire Council relating to the Mornings program hosted by Ray Hadley. The complaints concerned the presenter’s repeated broadcast of an excerpt of a Council ‘question time recording’ in which the Mayor of Baulkham Hills Shire Council is heard addressing a fellow councillor.
ACMA received two complaints from the Baulkham Hills Shire Council relating to the Mornings program hosted by Ray Hadley. The complaints concerned the presenter’s repeated broadcast of an excerpt of a Council ‘question time recording’ in which the Mayor of Baulkham Hills Shire Council is heard addressing a fellow councillor.
Mar 2007 Radio News and Moves
Friday, March 30, 2007 | Labels: Radionews | 0 comments »
24 Mar 2007. Nova's Dave Hughes will be a regular member of channel 10's ROVE when the program returns on April 1.Â
23 Mar 2007. 3AW proved why it plays such a pivotal role in the Melbourne media this morning. With in minutes of the tragedy happening in the Burnley tunnel programming swung into full coverage of the event. From just after 10.00am AW dedicated their morning program with informative updates of the shocking breaking news.
23 Mar 2007. Changes to Adelaide's Triple M breakfast with program director Dean Kesby the new anchor for the show replacing Andrew 'Cosi' Costello.Â
22 Mar 2007. Kate Langbroek returns to the NOVA 100 breakfast program this coming Monday. Word is Peter Helliar who has been keeping her seat warm will become a regular part of the team.
21 Mar 2007. It has been reported 3MP's John Burgess was told by a Physic he would return to Melbourne radio. Burgo must of doubted them after shopping himself around the Perth market prior to heading to 'MP.
20 Mar 2006. Expect Austereo's Hamish and Andy to take part in this years Logie awards, possibly in the form of presenting interviews from the Greenroom.
18 Mar 2006. Foot in mouth to 3AW's weekend overnight presenter Alan Pearsal who went to great lengths to explain the Australian public would not cop a 'rich' Prime Minister i e Malcolm Turnball. His conclusion was Kevin Rudd was the only man for the job. Memo to Alan, the Rudd's are far from short of a quid.
17 Mar 2007. From nzherald.co.nz: "Newstalk ZB has announced Paul Holmes will quit the breakfast show he has presented for 20 years at the end of 2008. He will then hand over the breakfast reins to his deputy, Mike Hosking, but will stay with the station focusing on a new show scheduled to air on Saturday mornings from 9.00am to noon until 2011."Â Â
17 Mar 2007. Poor old Peter Tarnawski. First 3MP took months and months to put his pic up on their former website, alas it eventually arrived. Pete naturally was right up there with the rest of the crew when MP updated their site last year. We have the opposite now with Pete having departed the station some months ago although his pic and name are still gracing the evening time-slot. here
17 Mar 2007. 2DAY FM's Kyle 'pinch me am I dreaming' Sandilands is set to be disqualified from driving over his little incident last week. As reported here Sandilands copped a $590.00 fine for doing 100Km in a 60km zone. Once he pays the fine and it is processed he will disqualified from driving a car for 3 months.
16 Mar 2007. Derryn Hinch fresh from a day away from the mic returned to air today with an editorial reminiscent of days gone by. He launched a verbal attack on Wendy Pierce wife of slain underworld figure Victor Pierce. Read it
15 Mar 2007. Could another head be about to roll over last weeks outing of Anthony Callea on Sydney's 96.1? Alisson Longhurst, the producer who sent the audio to Sydney Confidential has already been sacked.
14 Mar 2007. With Greg Evans set to become a Marriage Celebrant it lends itself to think that if he still hosted Perfect Match and still owned the reception/restaurant venue (which the name of it escapes me) he could have provided a package deal!
13 Mar 2007.  1116 SEN put a news report to air late Monday (March 12) that Fitzroy football legend Kevin Murray had died. They forgot to do one thing - check the report and verify the facts. The very-much-alive Kevin Murray is checking with his lawyers - could be a costly mistake.
13 Mar 2007. Was that really a recent Robbie Williams track being played on GOLD 1043 this morning?
11 Mar 2007. Former Victorian Liberal leader Robert Doyle will fill in for 3AW's Neil Mitchell tomorrow morning.
11 Mar 2007.  Steve King 3SR News Journo and host of "Playing to win" sport show is heading to Krock in Geelong
10 Mar 2007.3MP's Peter Ocallaghan  is heading up the tour of a lifetime for die-hard Elvis fans. With the 30th anniversary of Elvis's death falling in August this year you have a chance to join in what will be a fantastic event. Full details can be found here at www.elvistours.com.au
10 Mar 2007.Impressionable young ears listening to the breakfast show 2DAY FM on Friday morning heard Kyle 'pinch me am I dreaming' Sandilands launch a verbal spray at the NSW Highway Patrol. Sandilands was pulled over and fined $590.00 with a loss of four points for doing 100km in a 60km zone. NSW police are rumoured to be seeking a public apology on Mondays program.
 07 Mar 2007.  Regular guest and co host of Triple M's Get This Greg Fleet is in rehab. Fleet is determined to kick his dependence once and for all.Â
04 Mar 2007.Possibly in hast to get their story on Derryn Hinch health woes out The Australian tonight has wrongly reported he is suffering from a brain tumour. Here is the link
02 Mar 2007.Paul Makin has slipped into Saturday nights 6.00pm - midnight on 2UE presenting a nostalgia style program.
02 Mar 2007.After just over 6 years Lisa Herbert is leaving DMG where she is currently News Director at NOVA 106.9. Lisa has landed a role with Channel 7's Sunrise program and will take on a role as entertainment producer.
01 Mar 2007Â With clean up Australia day upon us this Sunday 4th March there will be an abundance of radio people out doing their bit. Hobart's HO FM breakfast team Tori and Phil will be at Pembroke Park in Sorell, a site voted for by listeners. They are all set to 'clean up this great country.
23 Mar 2007. 3AW proved why it plays such a pivotal role in the Melbourne media this morning. With in minutes of the tragedy happening in the Burnley tunnel programming swung into full coverage of the event. From just after 10.00am AW dedicated their morning program with informative updates of the shocking breaking news.
23 Mar 2007. Changes to Adelaide's Triple M breakfast with program director Dean Kesby the new anchor for the show replacing Andrew 'Cosi' Costello.Â
22 Mar 2007. Kate Langbroek returns to the NOVA 100 breakfast program this coming Monday. Word is Peter Helliar who has been keeping her seat warm will become a regular part of the team.
21 Mar 2007. It has been reported 3MP's John Burgess was told by a Physic he would return to Melbourne radio. Burgo must of doubted them after shopping himself around the Perth market prior to heading to 'MP.
20 Mar 2006. Expect Austereo's Hamish and Andy to take part in this years Logie awards, possibly in the form of presenting interviews from the Greenroom.
18 Mar 2006. Foot in mouth to 3AW's weekend overnight presenter Alan Pearsal who went to great lengths to explain the Australian public would not cop a 'rich' Prime Minister i e Malcolm Turnball. His conclusion was Kevin Rudd was the only man for the job. Memo to Alan, the Rudd's are far from short of a quid.
17 Mar 2007. From nzherald.co.nz: "Newstalk ZB has announced Paul Holmes will quit the breakfast show he has presented for 20 years at the end of 2008. He will then hand over the breakfast reins to his deputy, Mike Hosking, but will stay with the station focusing on a new show scheduled to air on Saturday mornings from 9.00am to noon until 2011."Â Â
17 Mar 2007. Poor old Peter Tarnawski. First 3MP took months and months to put his pic up on their former website, alas it eventually arrived. Pete naturally was right up there with the rest of the crew when MP updated their site last year. We have the opposite now with Pete having departed the station some months ago although his pic and name are still gracing the evening time-slot. here
17 Mar 2007. 2DAY FM's Kyle 'pinch me am I dreaming' Sandilands is set to be disqualified from driving over his little incident last week. As reported here Sandilands copped a $590.00 fine for doing 100Km in a 60km zone. Once he pays the fine and it is processed he will disqualified from driving a car for 3 months.
16 Mar 2007. Derryn Hinch fresh from a day away from the mic returned to air today with an editorial reminiscent of days gone by. He launched a verbal attack on Wendy Pierce wife of slain underworld figure Victor Pierce. Read it
15 Mar 2007. Could another head be about to roll over last weeks outing of Anthony Callea on Sydney's 96.1? Alisson Longhurst, the producer who sent the audio to Sydney Confidential has already been sacked.
14 Mar 2007. With Greg Evans set to become a Marriage Celebrant it lends itself to think that if he still hosted Perfect Match and still owned the reception/restaurant venue (which the name of it escapes me) he could have provided a package deal!
13 Mar 2007.  1116 SEN put a news report to air late Monday (March 12) that Fitzroy football legend Kevin Murray had died. They forgot to do one thing - check the report and verify the facts. The very-much-alive Kevin Murray is checking with his lawyers - could be a costly mistake.
13 Mar 2007. Was that really a recent Robbie Williams track being played on GOLD 1043 this morning?
11 Mar 2007. Former Victorian Liberal leader Robert Doyle will fill in for 3AW's Neil Mitchell tomorrow morning.
11 Mar 2007.  Steve King 3SR News Journo and host of "Playing to win" sport show is heading to Krock in Geelong
10 Mar 2007.3MP's Peter Ocallaghan  is heading up the tour of a lifetime for die-hard Elvis fans. With the 30th anniversary of Elvis's death falling in August this year you have a chance to join in what will be a fantastic event. Full details can be found here at www.elvistours.com.au
10 Mar 2007.Impressionable young ears listening to the breakfast show 2DAY FM on Friday morning heard Kyle 'pinch me am I dreaming' Sandilands launch a verbal spray at the NSW Highway Patrol. Sandilands was pulled over and fined $590.00 with a loss of four points for doing 100km in a 60km zone. NSW police are rumoured to be seeking a public apology on Mondays program.
 07 Mar 2007.  Regular guest and co host of Triple M's Get This Greg Fleet is in rehab. Fleet is determined to kick his dependence once and for all.Â
04 Mar 2007.Possibly in hast to get their story on Derryn Hinch health woes out The Australian tonight has wrongly reported he is suffering from a brain tumour. Here is the link
02 Mar 2007.Paul Makin has slipped into Saturday nights 6.00pm - midnight on 2UE presenting a nostalgia style program.
02 Mar 2007.After just over 6 years Lisa Herbert is leaving DMG where she is currently News Director at NOVA 106.9. Lisa has landed a role with Channel 7's Sunrise program and will take on a role as entertainment producer.
01 Mar 2007Â With clean up Australia day upon us this Sunday 4th March there will be an abundance of radio people out doing their bit. Hobart's HO FM breakfast team Tori and Phil will be at Pembroke Park in Sorell, a site voted for by listeners. They are all set to 'clean up this great country.
Laws unto himself
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 | Labels: Radionews | 1 comments »
In 2007 John Laws is considered by some people to have overstayed by a couple of years.
In 2003 Laws should have hung up the golden microphone. He had nothing left to prove and could have walked away with the 'radio legend folklore' intact.
Industry insiders say Laws is well aware that his ratings reign is over and is hanging on to a trump card that his program generates more income for 2UE than any other on the station. (via it's advertising and networking)
Radiorumours also asks how deep is the rift (what rift?) between 2UE management and John Laws?
The Laws should have walked views are shared by 2GB's Ray Hadley and the following story from The Bulletin gives an interesting insight.
In 2003 Laws should have hung up the golden microphone. He had nothing left to prove and could have walked away with the 'radio legend folklore' intact.
Industry insiders say Laws is well aware that his ratings reign is over and is hanging on to a trump card that his program generates more income for 2UE than any other on the station. (via it's advertising and networking)
Radiorumours also asks how deep is the rift (what rift?) between 2UE management and John Laws?
The Laws should have walked views are shared by 2GB's Ray Hadley and the following story from The Bulletin gives an interesting insight.
Bell won’t ring loud
Saturday, March 17, 2007 | Labels: Radionews | 0 comments »
IT'S only 10am but Southern Cross Broadcasting boss Tony Bell has been awake for hours.
At 5.30am he was on his bike, riding the 15km round trip from his home north-west of Melbourne to pick up the morning paper.
"It's a good way to keep fit," says 54-year-old Bell.
It's also another example of the stamina he has shown over the past 15 years.
That's how long he's been managing director of Southern Cross, which owns and runs television and radio stations.
Bell is clearly proud of his achievements at the Melbourne-based media group and reads from a page of prepared notes about the state of the company when he took over in 1992.
At 5.30am he was on his bike, riding the 15km round trip from his home north-west of Melbourne to pick up the morning paper.
"It's a good way to keep fit," says 54-year-old Bell.
It's also another example of the stamina he has shown over the past 15 years.
That's how long he's been managing director of Southern Cross, which owns and runs television and radio stations.
Bell is clearly proud of his achievements at the Melbourne-based media group and reads from a page of prepared notes about the state of the company when he took over in 1992.
Australia to use DAB+
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 | Labels: Radionews | 0 comments »
Commercial radio broadcasters today announced they will adopt the new DAB+ standard for the implementation of digital radio in Australia. DAB+ is the new standard for the Eureka 147 platform using advanced audio codec (AAC+). It was officially approved by international standards body ETSI in February.
The chief executive officer of industry body Commercial Radio Australia, Joan Warner, said DAB+ would provide a better digital radio experience for listeners.
“We have been very active in supporting the international development of DAB+ because it means Australia will be able to adopt the latest, most spectrum efficient technology in the world for the roll out of our digital radio services,†Ms Warner said.
DAB+ is two to three times more efficient than the original Eureka 147 standard which uses the MPEG Audio Layer II coding. This means radio stations will have more choice in how they use their allocated bandwidth.
“DAB+ offers much more efficient compression, which means more stations can be broadcast on a multiplex, resulting in lower per station transmission costs,†Ms Warner said.
“It also means each broadcaster will now have the ability to deliver either superior audio quality, split their signal to offer two or three audio channels, or broadcast a combination of better than FM quality sound plus lots of associated data such as text or images. Whichever way stations choose to implement digital radio, the result will be a better service for listeners and advertisers.â€
Ms Warner said commercial radio was continuing to work with the ABC and SBS Radio to test the DAB+ standard in Australia and to ensure there will be no transmission or other technical issues. The industry is also working with overseas broadcasters and receiver and chip manufacturers on the development of new DAB+ receivers.
DAB+ services and receivers are expected to be rolled out in a number of countries where digital radio is currently in trial phase, which potentially includes the Netherlands, Malta, New Zealand, India and China.
“We want to encourage the availability of a wide range of affordable digital radio receivers with new features such as picture capability,†Ms Warner said. “Some leading manufacturers have told us that they expect to start shipping DAB+ radios later this year.â€The Federal Government is currently drafting digital radio legislation and has set a launch date of 1 January 2009 for the launch of digital radio services in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart. The commercial radio industry is planning for a phased rollout across the rest of Australia to follow
The chief executive officer of industry body Commercial Radio Australia, Joan Warner, said DAB+ would provide a better digital radio experience for listeners.
“We have been very active in supporting the international development of DAB+ because it means Australia will be able to adopt the latest, most spectrum efficient technology in the world for the roll out of our digital radio services,†Ms Warner said.
DAB+ is two to three times more efficient than the original Eureka 147 standard which uses the MPEG Audio Layer II coding. This means radio stations will have more choice in how they use their allocated bandwidth.
“DAB+ offers much more efficient compression, which means more stations can be broadcast on a multiplex, resulting in lower per station transmission costs,†Ms Warner said.
“It also means each broadcaster will now have the ability to deliver either superior audio quality, split their signal to offer two or three audio channels, or broadcast a combination of better than FM quality sound plus lots of associated data such as text or images. Whichever way stations choose to implement digital radio, the result will be a better service for listeners and advertisers.â€
Ms Warner said commercial radio was continuing to work with the ABC and SBS Radio to test the DAB+ standard in Australia and to ensure there will be no transmission or other technical issues. The industry is also working with overseas broadcasters and receiver and chip manufacturers on the development of new DAB+ receivers.
DAB+ services and receivers are expected to be rolled out in a number of countries where digital radio is currently in trial phase, which potentially includes the Netherlands, Malta, New Zealand, India and China.
“We want to encourage the availability of a wide range of affordable digital radio receivers with new features such as picture capability,†Ms Warner said. “Some leading manufacturers have told us that they expect to start shipping DAB+ radios later this year.â€The Federal Government is currently drafting digital radio legislation and has set a launch date of 1 January 2009 for the launch of digital radio services in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart. The commercial radio industry is planning for a phased rollout across the rest of Australia to follow
Radio ad revenue rises in February
Saturday, March 10, 2007 | Labels: Radionews | 0 comments »
Metropolitan commercial radio stations experienced a stronger advertising market in February, with ad revenue up by seven percent compared with the same month in 2006. PriceWaterhouseCoopers Radio Revenue Performance figures released today show radio stations in the five capital city markets earned $44.2 million in advertising revenue in February 2007, compared with $41.3 million a year ago.
“Radio stations in all five markets experienced growth in the month of February, with Adelaide and Perth leading the growth,†said Commercial Radio Australia chief executive Joan Warner.
“Radio stations in all five markets experienced growth in the month of February, with Adelaide and Perth leading the growth,†said Commercial Radio Australia chief executive Joan Warner.
ACCC steps up probe into Nielsen Media Research
Thursday, March 8, 2007 | Labels: Radionews | 0 comments »
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has stepped up a protracted investigation into the trading practices of Nielsen Media Research, issuing a section 155 notice requesting more information on how the company structures and sells it media monitoring and analysis services. Read the entire story from The Sydney Morning Herald Here.
Maumill says Burke gets things done
Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | Labels: Radionews | 0 comments »
Perth radio identity Bob Maumill has come out in support of his longtime friend disgraced former WA Premier Brain Burke. Bob Maumill, who has been a friend of Mr Burke for decades, today said people and businesses came to him because he knew how to get results."They knock on Burke's door, or Grill's door, out of frustration," Mr Maumill told ABC Radio.
Mr Maumill said he accepted Mr Burke had gone too far and cut too many corners in some cases.
But he said his brand of patronage was widespread throughout Australian politics.
"Yeah, but tell me a political party that doesn't do it," he said.
"The major political parties in Australia, careers are born of patronage."
Asked if he thought the scandal would end Mr Burke's lobbying career, Mr Maumill said: "I wouldn't think so".
With input from WA BUSINESS NEWS
Radio still strongest at breakfast.
Monday, March 5, 2007 | Labels: Radionews | 0 comments »
On average, up to 20 per cent of people (or around 2.24 million people per quarter hour) in metropolitan Australia are listening to commercial radio during breakfast – according to figures released today by Commercial Radio Australia.Â
The same figures show that in comparison, only four per cent or around 623,000 people are watching breakfast commercial television in metropolitan areas.
The analysis of Nielsen Media radio surveys 1-8 2006 and OzTAM TV surveys for the same timeframe, shows that commercial radio on average reaches over four times more people than commercial TV in metropolitan areas nationally for the three hours from 6am to 9am.
The same figures show that in comparison, only four per cent or around 623,000 people are watching breakfast commercial television in metropolitan areas.
The analysis of Nielsen Media radio surveys 1-8 2006 and OzTAM TV surveys for the same timeframe, shows that commercial radio on average reaches over four times more people than commercial TV in metropolitan areas nationally for the three hours from 6am to 9am.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) intend to facilitate the flow of information between the two agencies during media merger investigations in a way that protects confidential information while helping to ensure that each agency’s investigations are fully effective, the Chairman of the ACCC, Mr Graeme Samuel, and the Chairman of ACMA, Mr Chris Chapman, said today.
In particular, the ACCC and ACMA will ask parties involved in a media merger who provide confidential information to either agency to agree to that information being provided to the other agency. This will allow the ACCC and ACMA to share this information with each other in a transparent and more efficient way, Mr Samuel and Mr Chapman said.
In particular, the ACCC and ACMA will ask parties involved in a media merger who provide confidential information to either agency to agree to that information being provided to the other agency. This will allow the ACCC and ACMA to share this information with each other in a transparent and more efficient way, Mr Samuel and Mr Chapman said.
Hinch cirrhosis of the liver, possible cancer
Sunday, March 4, 2007 | Labels: Radionews | 0 comments »
3AW's Derryn Hinch is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver and he has a growth on his liver that may be cancerous. Hinch has revealed that he felt shame in the fact that he has what is commonly known as the drunks disease has not up until now revealed exactly what his illness was.
Hinch has admitted to drinking up to four bottles of wine on a daily basis over many years and although he has not had a drink for over six months now he would only ever have a drink again if he received news that his condition was terminal. Further to that if he did receive news to that end he has decided he will take his own life.
Hinch has admitted to drinking up to four bottles of wine on a daily basis over many years and although he has not had a drink for over six months now he would only ever have a drink again if he received news that his condition was terminal. Further to that if he did receive news to that end he has decided he will take his own life.
Hinch to reveal secret on 60 minutes
Thursday, March 1, 2007 | Labels: Radionews | 0 comments »
3AW's drive presenter Derryn Hinch is set to reveal to cause of his illness that kept him off air for extended periods in 2006.Â
This coming Sunday Channel Nine will feature Derryn who will be interviewed by reporter Tara Brown. According to reports coming out of the 60 Minutes camp they say 'Derryn Hinch is finally ready to reveal the truth about the disease that could very well kill him.'
ACMA 2GB finding
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Harbour Radio Pty Ltd, the licensee of commercial radio service 2GB Sydney, breached the Commercial Radio Codes of Practice 2004, by presenting material in a misleading manner by giving improper emphasis to the material and by editing that material out of context.
ACMA received two complaints from the Baulkham Hills Shire Council relating to the Mornings program hosted by Ray Hadley. The complaints concerned the presenter’s repeated broadcast of an excerpt of a Council ‘question time recording’ in which the Mayor of Baulkham Hills Shire Council is heard addressing a fellow councillor.
ACMA received two complaints from the Baulkham Hills Shire Council relating to the Mornings program hosted by Ray Hadley. The complaints concerned the presenter’s repeated broadcast of an excerpt of a Council ‘question time recording’ in which the Mayor of Baulkham Hills Shire Council is heard addressing a fellow councillor.
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